– WSQ Turning Ideas into Gold (Essentials) 2 Days

In this fun and highly interactive workshop, you will learn the powerful innovation tools, techniques and templates to generate 1000 ideas within 30 minutes!

For Individuals who are starting up a new business, this is a good course to generate your new business products and services ideas.

Recommended Workshop Size: 20 pax

Workshop Objectives

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Understand the differences between productivity, creativity and innovation

Convert ideas killers into ideas growers

Understand the various phases of the innovation journey

Utilize the various ideas generation tools, techniques and templates to generate 1000 ideas in 30 minutes

Systematically select the best of the best ideas out of 1000 generated

Present your ideas to your stakeholders and convince them to support/fund you

Workshop Content

Introduction to productivity, creativity and innovation

My organisation and I

Exploring opportunities

Formulation of innovation statements

Ideas generation techniques

Brainwriting, SCAMPER, Related Words

Ideas selection technique

Perspective-Criteria Matrix

Incubation technique – P.E.N.S.

Presentation of ideas

Prototyping

Implementation of your innovation project

WDA WSQ Framework: Business Management

This workshop is aligned to WSQ Competency Standards: BM-IM-401E-1: Manage innovation in the business function.

Takeaway:

1 x WSQ Statement of Attainments

1 copy of “Turning Ideas into Gold” book worth $60 at Kinokuniya

1 copy of Participants’ manual

Prizes for the winning team

Intended Audience:

This is an innovation workshop designed to equip participants with the essential tools, templates and techniques to TURN IDEAS INTO GOLD. It is suitable for managers and professionals who seek better and faster ways of generating innovation ideas, resolving problems and/or optimizing opportunities.

Workshop Methodology

This dynamic highly interactive workshop will be conducted with a good blend of instruction, problem brain-storming, discussions and games. Participants are encouraged to bring their real-life ideas/problems to the class for discussions and ideas generation.

Workshop Duration:

2 days workshop with WSQ Assessments

Prices before WDA funding

Full Fees = $750 / pax

2) First, you need to determine if your company is an SME or non-SME or a Self Sponsored Individual

SMEs are defined as:

Organisations registered or incorporated in Singapore

Employment size (at group level) of not more than 200; OR annual sales turnover (at group level) of not more than S$100 million

At least 30% local shareholding being held by Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident

Trainee must be SC or PR

The trainee must be a bona fide employee and fully sponsored. Because of this reason, payment cheque must be issued by this sponsoring company (not personal cheque or holding company or sister companies)

3) If you are SME,

WDA funding:

If you are Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents, your course fee subsidy is up to 90% of the course fees, capped at $50/hr. For the class (16 hours), this funding works out to be 90% x $750 = $675. Your net fee after funding = $750-$675 = $75

If you are 35 or older, and earning $1900 / month or lesser, you can be under the Workfare Training Support (WTS) Scheme, your course fee subsidy is 95% of course fees = $712.50. Net fee after subsidy is $37.50/pax

Your absentee payroll reimbursement is up to 80% of the basic hourly salary, capped at $7.50/hr, this works out to be $7.50 x 16 = $120

4) If you are non-SME,

WDA Funding:

If you are a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident, your course fee subsidy is 50% of course fees, capped at $15/hr. For the class (16 hours), this funding works out to be $15 x 16 hrs = $240 /pax. Your net fee after funding = $750-$240 = $510/pax

If you are 40 years or older, the subsidy is 90% of course fees, capped at $50 / hour for PME level. For the class, this funding works out to be 90% X $750 = $675. Your net fee after funding is $750 – $675 =$75/pax

If you are 35 years or older, and earning $1900 /month or lesser, your course fee subsidy is 95% of course fees or $712.50. Net fee after subsidy is $750 – $712.50 = $37.50/pax

Your absentee payroll reimbursement is 80% of the basic hourly salary, capped at $4.50/hr, this works out to be $4.50 x 16= $72/pax

5) In-house Workshop

For 12 to 15 pax, we are able to deliver an in-house workshop for you. Everest will provide venue + 2 tea-breaks

For 16 to 25 pax, we shall provide venue + 2 tea-breaks + lunch

Everest is a full fee ATO; customers have to pay the full fee upfront to the provider and submit the training grant application to WDA within the period from 180 days before to 30 days after the course start date. Upon successful completion of the course, the company will then submit the claims to WDA no later than 120 days after course end date.

6) If you are a Self Sponsored Individual

Your full workshop fee is $750/pax

WDA Funding:

If you are a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident from 21 years, your course fee subsidy is 50% of course fees, capped at $15/hr. For the class (16 hours), this funding works out to be $15 x 16 hrs = $240 /pax. Your net fee after funding = $750-$240 = $510/pax

If you are 40 years or older, the subsidy is 90% of course fees, capped at $50 / hour for PME level. For the class, this funding works out to be 90% X $750 = $675. Your net fee after funding is $750 – $675 = $75/pax

If you are 35 years or older, and earning $1900 /month or lesser, your course fee subsidy is 95% of course fees or $475. Net fee after subsidy is $500-475 = $37.50/pax